Guidelines of Conducting Pile Integrity Test

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    Guidelines of Conducting Pile Integrity Test as per IS:14893-2001

    1. The cast in-situ piles should not normally be tested before 14 days of casting (either Bored orDriven Cast In-situ Piles)

    2. The area surrounding the pile should be free from standing water and should be keptdewartered during the tests

    3. Pile shall be trimmed to cut off level or sound concrete levelbefore the test with all laitanceremoved

    4. The test piles, if available at site can be used for determination of pulse velocity andcharacteristic or reference signal generated. This can also be done from those piles whosedepth is accurately recorded.